18th October 2013, 6:07 PM
Game Boy (B&W) - all cart only games
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Choplifter II - $2. This one's a GB-only title, for whatever reason... decent, though. It's not too different from other Choplifter games, but it's fun enough.
The Adventures of Star Saver - $12. Yeah, it was pricey, but this game is uncommon! I don't think I've seen it before, and it costs even more than this online. This game is a side-scrolling run & gun action game where you play as a boy who has to save his kidnapped ... sister, I think? Not sure, but you need to save her from aliens who kidnapped both of you, but let you out for whatever reason. So yeah, use the super powerful robot suit that you find there, and go get those aliens. The plot couldn't be any more cliche, but the game is actually fun. The game has some platform-jumping too, but you've got a variety of powerful guns, and do a lot of shooting here. The game is an early title, and it looks it, but it plays well enough and really is quite fun. Star Saver is a hard game, but it's good and is well worth tracking down for anyone who likes this kind of game. Apparently this game has a sequel, also on GB, though it was only released in Japan and Europe (the sequel was called "Max" in Europe.)
Heiankyo Alien - $6, cart only. You mgiht be able to get this a little cheaper on ebay, but it's not too bad a price for this somewhat known, but not overly common, game. Heiankyo Alien is a port and remake of an extremely early (1979) Japanese computer game. It's a single screen game, and you're a guy trying to save medieval [Heian] Japan from invading aliens by digging holes and then filling the holes in after aliens walk into them. Yeah. Well... why not? :) This concept was used again in games like Cratermaze for the TG16. Cratermaze (which I have the Japanese version of, it's listed earlier in this thread as "Doraemon: Meikyuu Daisakusen") is a much easier game than this one, though! There are two variants on this cart, Old and New. Old is the original 1979 version, and it is very hard and unforgiving. It takes quite a while to dig holes in this version... it'll take time to get used to. New is easier, but still provides some challenge, unlike the very easy (even on "Hard" mode) Cratermaze. Cratermaze might be more fun, though... anyway, this game is interesting and worth a look if you like classic-style arcade games. This version is GB-exclusive, too.
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Choplifter II - $2. This one's a GB-only title, for whatever reason... decent, though. It's not too different from other Choplifter games, but it's fun enough.
The Adventures of Star Saver - $12. Yeah, it was pricey, but this game is uncommon! I don't think I've seen it before, and it costs even more than this online. This game is a side-scrolling run & gun action game where you play as a boy who has to save his kidnapped ... sister, I think? Not sure, but you need to save her from aliens who kidnapped both of you, but let you out for whatever reason. So yeah, use the super powerful robot suit that you find there, and go get those aliens. The plot couldn't be any more cliche, but the game is actually fun. The game has some platform-jumping too, but you've got a variety of powerful guns, and do a lot of shooting here. The game is an early title, and it looks it, but it plays well enough and really is quite fun. Star Saver is a hard game, but it's good and is well worth tracking down for anyone who likes this kind of game. Apparently this game has a sequel, also on GB, though it was only released in Japan and Europe (the sequel was called "Max" in Europe.)
Heiankyo Alien - $6, cart only. You mgiht be able to get this a little cheaper on ebay, but it's not too bad a price for this somewhat known, but not overly common, game. Heiankyo Alien is a port and remake of an extremely early (1979) Japanese computer game. It's a single screen game, and you're a guy trying to save medieval [Heian] Japan from invading aliens by digging holes and then filling the holes in after aliens walk into them. Yeah. Well... why not? :) This concept was used again in games like Cratermaze for the TG16. Cratermaze (which I have the Japanese version of, it's listed earlier in this thread as "Doraemon: Meikyuu Daisakusen") is a much easier game than this one, though! There are two variants on this cart, Old and New. Old is the original 1979 version, and it is very hard and unforgiving. It takes quite a while to dig holes in this version... it'll take time to get used to. New is easier, but still provides some challenge, unlike the very easy (even on "Hard" mode) Cratermaze. Cratermaze might be more fun, though... anyway, this game is interesting and worth a look if you like classic-style arcade games. This version is GB-exclusive, too.